Table 3.
The risk of rabies virus exposure related to educational background of butchers working at dog slaughterhouses in northern Vietnam (N = 406)
| Number of butchers (%) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational background | |||||
| Primary | Secondary | High school | College/ University | ||
| Hazardous risks* | 28/406 (6.9) | 61/406 (15.0) | 21/406 (5.2) | 5/406 (1.2) | 115/406 (28.3) |
| Wound by knife/bone | 28 (44.4) | 61 (27.6) | 21 (21.0) | 5 (22.7) | 115 (28.3) |
| Butchering sick dogs | 17 (27.0) | 29 (13.1) | 16 (16.0) | 1 (4.5) | 63 (15.5) |
| Bitten by dogs | 11 (17.5) | 27 (12.2) | 14 (14.0) | 2 (9.1) | 54 (13.3) |
| Butchering dead dogs | 9 (14.3) | 27 (12.2) | 10 (10.0) | 1 (4.5) | 47 (11.6) |
| Total of people at risks | 28/63 (44.4) | 61/221 (27.6) | 21/100 (21.0) | 5/22 (22.7) | 115/406 (28.3) |
*
Number of butchers who had at least one of the hazardous risks, including bitten by dogs, wound by knife, butchering sick dogs, and butchering dead dogs.